- Half A Mill
Infobox musical artist
Name = Half A Mill
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jasun Wardlaw
Alias = Half-A-Mill, Half A Million, Half-A-Millon, Millato, Million Gates & Million
Born =January 25 ,1969
Died =October 24 ,2003 (age 34)
Origin =Brooklyn ,New York City ,New York , U.S.
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Genre =Gangsta Rap ,Hardcore Rap
Occupation =Musician
Years_active = 1994–2003
Label = Half-A-Mill Productions (1994-1995)Warlock Records (1997-2003)
URL =Jasun Wardlaw (
January 25 ,1969 –October 24 2003 ) better known by his stage name, Half A Mill was aBrooklyn -based, Afro-Italian Americanmusician who was shot dead in his home in the Albany Projects inBrooklyn ,New York October 24 ,2003 .Early life
Half A Mill was born to an
African-American mother &Italian-American fatherBiography
Half A Mill was an underground rapper in the middle 1990s and nearly broke into the mainstream in the late 90s. His initial breakthrough came in 1997 with an appearance on the only album by The Firm, a highly touted supergroup featuring
Nas , AZ,Nature , and Foxy Brown alongside producersDr. Dre and theTrackmasters . Following this appearance, Half-A-Mill then contributed "Some Niggaz" to theDef Jam -released Belly soundtrack in 1998, followed by his single "Thug Ones." The track, which featuredNoreaga ,Kool G Rap , and Musaliny, was a hit in theNew York hardcore rap scene in 1999 and became the leadoff single for Half-A-Mill's debut album, "Milion)". The album, released in 2000, didn't do as well as many had expected, selling only about 40,000 units and the Brooklyn rapper lost much of his momentum. He returned two years later in 2002 with his second effort, "Da Hustle Don't Stop ", whichWarlock Records had preceded with the release of "Still." This single, which received some radio airplay, targeted those who claimed Half-A-Mill had lost some talent: "Stillgangsta /stillghetto /stillstreet ."Half-A-Mill was found shot dead in his apartment
October 24 ,2003 inBrooklyn ,New York City . Full details surrounding the shooting have yet to be released. Kyle Christmas, a representative at Half-A-Mill's labelWarlock Records , says, "We are sad over here at Warlock. He will definitely be missed. He was one of those outstanding, but underrated artists. He was a good dude." He was working on his third album at the time of his death. He appeared inSpice 1 -Immortalized ,Anthony 'AZ' Cruz -A.W.O.L andBegetz -Ghetto Pass Discography
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